Judge displeased with USC, Coliseum talks

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge publicly chastised the Coliseum Commission for holding private meetings this year regarding the leasing of the football stadium to USC.

The Los Angeles Times and a local public-interest group filed a lawsuit, which alleged that the commission violated state law by not making some its meetings with USC public. In July, USC and the commission completed a two-year process that allowed USC to take control of the stadium for the next 98 years.

Judge Luis A. Lavin on Thursday indicated he would not revoke USC’s lease, as the lawsuit seeks, but rebuked the commission for an ``aversion’’ to conducting public business, the Associated Press reported. Lavin also said the commission should have sought public bids before its agreement with USC.

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